Hunting Season Begins in Beaver Valley

Trail Developments: New Bridge for Bruce Trail

Photo credit: Blain Horsley, 2018.

The temporary bridge at 3rd Line C (km 97.6) has been replaced by a brand
new permanent structure. With permission gladly extended by landowners,
Robin Siegerman and Stephen Uzielli, Trail Development and Maintenance
volunteers built the bridge and rerouted the trail on their property.

Despite a bit of rain, muddy conditions and high water levels, the bridge
was completed by a work crew led by Blain Horsley, with bridge design and
construction guidance by Cliff Kachaluba and the invaluable assistance of
Bob Hann, Scott Thompson, Peter Bryce, Alan McPherson, John Thompson and
David Walker. A couple of days prior to topping off the project, Bob Hann,
Neil McFadgen, John Burton, Marian Radcliffe and Peter Bryce, transported
several ATV loads of ballast rock to secure the structure against erosion.

Financial assistance by the ROOTS Community Fund of Trillium Mutual
Insurance Company made the completion of this year-and-a-half long project
possible. Now the BVBTC has a permanent Main Trail bridge over a highly
variable waterway at the junction with Siegerman Side Trail.

More Hikes for November and December

Photo credit: Glenda Collings, 2015.

Since January, the BVBTC has been using the website as the sole means of
publicizing the hike schedules. This change was initiated to more accurately
inform our members as hiking schedules prepared months in advance may change
after publication.

Such is the case with the fall hiking schedule. Since its publication in
August, the BVBTC had extended the fall schedule with additional hikes.
Join Ruth Hayworth on November 24 as she treks to the Blue Mountains
Section for a walk in the Park!

And we’ve had even more recent changes! The Club has a couple of
new hikes in a rare December schedule, courtesy of Niagara Club hike
leader, Ruth Moffatt. The hikes are designed to earn the Falling Water
Triangle Badge. Join Ruth this December for one or both hikes!

Membership is not required to join our hikes. New hikers are always welcome.
See the
November Hikes and
December Hikes schedules for full details on our organized hikes.
Check back regularly for updates to hike schedules. Remember to click the
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